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In the News

Oct 15, 2014

Eljarh: The Fight for Benghazi Heats Up

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh writes for Foreign Policy on the recent reports of airstrikes in Libya:

Libya

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Ullman: Recurring Terrorist Nightmares

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on implications of the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Itani on ISIS Oil Revenues

By Faysal Itani

Bloomberg quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on oil revenues for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Hof on US Meeting with Allies to Discuss ISIS Threat

By Frederic C. Hof

Bloomberg quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on President Obama’s efforts to regroup with allies as airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham fail to deter the terrorist organization: 

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Hof on Whether Anti-ISIS Campaign Has Been Successful

By Frederic C. Hof

Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof joins CBS Evening News to discuss whether the US air campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham has been a success: 

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Burrows on Ebola Threat

By Mathew Burrows

Bloomberg quotes Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows on the threat of the Ebola virus: 

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Atallah on Boko Haram Threat in Nigeria

By Rudolph Atallah

The Atlantic quotes Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Rudolph Atallah on Nigeria’s effectiveness in combating Ebola but not threats from the terrorist organization Boko Haram: 

Nigeria

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Nurick on Prospects for Renewed Russian-American Cooperation

By Robert Nurick

The New York Times quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Robert Nurick on prospects for renewed Russian-American cooperation without resolving the ongoing crisis in Ukraine:

Russia

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Karatnycky on Kyiv Protests: “It’s Part of Putin’s Agenda of Destabilization”

By Adrian Karatnycky

The Wall Street Journal  quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky on clashes between protesters and police in Kyiv: 

Ukraine

In the News

Oct 13, 2014

Hof on US-Turkey Relations

By Frederic C. Hof

Business Insider quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on how the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham has affected the US relationship with Turkey:

Turkey